Extended Highlights: Roger Federer v Novak Djokovic, Paris 2018 Semi-Final

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[@all-caps3927]

This is an amazing match, one that will go down in history this was probably the most competitive non-grand slam match they’ve had in years

[@akshaymeena8577]

True.

[@panvino3680]

Relaja el papo.

[@amaldomohan5052]

This match will go down the history ??????????????? Do you know what tennis is ??????????????

[@all-caps3927]

@@amaldomohan5052 I guarantee I’ve watched more tennis in minutes than the amount of minutes you’ve been alive. Don’t tell me what tennis is, I saw the match I saw. It will go down in history

[@NamTran-xc2ip]

@@all-caps3927it will be in the record book if thats what you mean. However theres nothing to write home about, the quality of this match is average

[@endorstoi863]

Just passing through on my journey to watch every Federer match.

[@TahmidSalehTennisForum]

Great match! One of the best matches of 2018

[@all-caps3927]

One of the best none grand slam matches ever to be honest the stadium was packed and a great atmosphere

[@justgokul]

Fed looked so easy on the eye. So flamboyant and gracefully brilliant

[@kushanshah8040]

Federer's tiebreak woes date way back to USO 2017. It's just baffling to see Fed who once used to thrive in these tiebreakers play so loose and inconsistent in them now.

[@chamindujanith6337]

Actually it dates back to 2009 US Open final. Maybe Del Potro and Djokovic are great on tiebreaks.

[@kiklocus4660]

age

[@anandparmeswaran6681]

@Kik Locus I agree but along with age mental pressure is also playing a big part in Federer dismal show

[@x2x789]

Its a mental thing

[@x2x789]

@@chamindujanith6337 they did but thats not reason for unusual unforced errors from Fed

[@dominiquegaudin7291]

Federer, poetry in motion

[@SidGolan]

Frauderer.

[@garrusv]

What’s funny is even though he lost, I enjoyed watching him more anyway 😂

[@santoshkumar-gs5ip]

Loose motion 😂 Emotion Promotion Which motion???

[@sawgames8623]

Federer, unforced errors in motion

[@zlomeny]

@@santoshkumar-gs5ip Commotion

[@adityasarang5755]

It's quite amazing how consistently Novak hits to Federer's backhand. It's relentless. Rafa exposed it early on, Novak took it another level. Another interesting thing is Novak body language in TB is of looking forward to it, whereas Federer looks anxious. Possible that it's because I know the outcome of the match but could be true too.

[@sergio.canzoneri]

It's true, it's not your impression. I noticed their body language right when the match was being played :)

[@emnesiesshoelifts6653]

Brutal federer is better cos he doesn't have to direct his shots to either forehand or backhand side to win while djokovic does

[@borjanvasiljevic3743]

@@emnesiesshoelifts6653 federer can't chose to hit at djokovic's one shot bc any could kill him. you go to novak's backhand, you almost always lose the point, forehand is also great. fderer's backhand is much weaker than his forehand so a tactic that everyone uses against federer is to hit to his backhand. federer tried many things to beat novak, some worked, some didn't. both are tough opponents to each other and they both always need to find a way to defeat their opponent.

[@emnesiesshoelifts6653]

@@borjanvasiljevic3743 tako je borjane što je više klevete i lazi djokovic je miliji i draži

[@borjanvasiljevic3743]

@@emnesiesshoelifts6653 uopšte ne lažem. jednostavno je. rekao sam da je svaki od njih odličan igrač i da svaki od njih mora da nađe način da pobedi ovog drugoga. federerov bekhend je mnogo slabiji od njegovog forhenda što znači da je formula pobediti federera ići na njegov bekhend što više. isto za nadala. i federer pronaazi načine da pobeđuje novaka. mislim, federer je pobedio novaka 23 puta, morao je da smisli nešto. samo sam rekao šta je istina, nema razloga da divljaš

[@VashTheStampede4K]

Djoker the G.O.A.T. and King Roger. I miss so much these great matches, the real tennis.

[@jigneshchitroda1688]

I love Roger Federer

[@T1geer]

2 Goats 🐐🐐

[@udaysinghbhati3394]

This highlight would have made more sense if it were released last year after the match. That time you guys released stupid short highlights.

[@udaysinghbhati3394]

@Parag Agrawal Highlights are meant to be for the people who couldn't watch the match live on tv. But what's the point when those highlights are available after 1 year.🙄 And do you really think a Masters 1000 tournament need hype from a youtube channel?

[@benparsons4979]

@@udaysinghbhati3394 highlights aren't just for people who can't watch matches live, they're also for people who like to watch tennis no matter when or where it's from. What do you want them to do, go back in time and upload it then? Why not just be grateful they've learnt from their mistakes and are now uploading longer highlights, as well as classic highlights like these?

[@guilhainYT]

@@udaysinghbhati3394 blablabla

[@kikaa1884]

Most tournaments takes place on hard court surface only 😤😤😤😤 1. Hard(Surface) 2. Clay(Surface) ,3. Grass(Surface) Those who are good on hard Automatically be good on grass Since 2003. Federer is one of the best grass court player he is also best on hard court surface actually and won 8 Wimbledon titles and 11 hard court majors Djokovic and Federer both are same 12>11 majors(Hard courts) 8>7 majors(Grass courts) Both same number of majors on two surfaces actually Goat race should be between Federer and Djokovic actually Nadal should be judge actually 😂😂😂 Nadal 2nd favorite surface is Hard courts only after Clay courts for sure from 2012 to 2022.

[@Laland_1196]

​@@kikaa1884 still he is better than Federer..the goat stat is measured by big titles not by a single surface

[@インコ-l8e]

The Big 3 played very good tennis in 2018. All three had some great, if not prime, matches. Roger: AO FINAL this match, etc. Rafa: WB semifinals US quarterfinals, etc. Novak: WB semifinals, this match, etc. For those of us who went through 2015-2017, the fact that these three are facing each other again and playing a great match is very pleasing.

[@badabing8884]

Sowed the seeds for the defeat in 2019 Wimbledon final IMO.

[@mohammedirfan5733]

I too thought the same. Federer carried the demons all the way to Wimbledon:(

[@black_nebula]

That crowd kinda helped too haha

[@philharrisson7738]

The seeds were sowed at US Open 2010 and 2011 / 2 mp against Djoko at the semis

[@alfieharries]

I swear every time fed lost a tie breaker with djokovic, he loses by putting the backhand into the net. Literally every single one i swear

[@bradleydavis9502]

Incredible level from both men. I’m so impressed by Federer at 37 to play at this super high level. He didn’t win but in a way I felt like he won a little bit because he was so great

[@harsh5469]

He made a big mistake in 3rd set at 5-6 40-30 with that aggressive return which went out. Had he won that point ,it would be a deuce and more pressure on serve on Djokovic

[@bradleydavis9502]

@@harsh5469 Exactly, but don't you feel that he recorded a moral victory at 37 to push Djokovic so long! Wonderful effort from Federer let's give him his due he doesn't get enough credit for that!

[@topebaldemoro9200]

​@@bradleydavis9502 must be nice when an old federer loses against djokovic but its a close game. But when djokovic loses against player 15 years younger than him, he sucks 😅

[@bradleydavis9502]

@@topebaldemoro9200 What're you saying? That Djokovic doesn't get enough credit as Federer?

[@utkarshpant5297]

Roger's backhand was 🔥in this match

[@jinyoungchang1883]

Yet lost first and third set on backhand error.

[@user-wethe9]

his backhand costed him heavily in the tiebreak

[@魚-c3d]

@@hyacinthusargus1513 you probably don't watch tennis

[@antoinefabre8476]

Not really, only on a few points. He overused slice again and that's why he lost

[@ryaniam22]

Ya way overused the slice. Gotta try and push Novak around with offense. If you play defensive slices he gets killed eventually. Guy shoulda went the Stanimal route and pounded that backhand by Novak

[@yacovmitchenko1490]

You're looking at the 2 greatest players of all time. I love Roger (my favorite player) but Novak is the GOAT. Novak reminds me of the toughest chess computer who can usually defeat even the greatest human player of all time. Extremely high quality match. Federer snapped in the 3rd set tiebreak. On numerous occasions, when the matches against Novak became tight in the final stages, Roger's backhand would fail him. Just a couple of errors would be enough to lose.

[@caaaaz1133]

Nadal better then federer get real man 1.Novak 2.nadal. 3.federer

[@yacovmitchenko1490]

@@caaaaz1133 You may be right. A reasonable ranking. 2 factors make me give a slight edge to Federer, though. The first is that the majority of his wins over Federer were on clay. Second, Federer's resume is more balanced than Nadal's. Nadal has too many wins at the French, and not so many on the other surfaces. Federer has proven that, on the whole, he's a better player on the other surfaces, notwithstanding a few bitter losses to Nadal (such as at Wimbledon 2008 and Australian 2009). Also: in the last few years, he defeated Nadal quite consistently on several surfaces, Nadal no longer being able to pick on his backhand.

[@caaaaz1133]

Yacov Mitchenko federer never beat nadal at Roland garros he’s beat fed over and over again there, but nadal has beaten fed on grass and hardcourts and nadal has beaten fed much more on H2H and nadal is Djokovic biggest rival there the two best everyone loves to see and there head to heads is very close & there matches are insane. Federer dominated in weak era off tennis no real competition but nadal & Djokovic play each other or play tough opponents in grand slam finals for there wins

[@SHVideografie]

@@caaaaz1133 Nadal has way less weeks at no1 though and has never won the World Tour Finals. If I recall it right he has only 1 masters indoor title. It shows that he is not as allround as Federer and Djokovic and hasn't shown the same level of consistency during the year and dominance over the complete field. Nadal usually is non existent after the US Open and primarily dominates the clay season. And the weak era is a non argument because Nadal has played in pretty much the same competition as Federer has for most of his top 10 career.

[@amrithyabalasubramanian6703]

@@caaaaz1133 you need to go say that to a mirror, cuz u delusional af if you think being dominated in two surfaces to one by a 33+ year old grandpa for nearly eight years straight with zero wins against a grandpa, not even a healthy prime version of federer, is called being better than him. lay off the coke and have someone kiss you awake sleeping beauty. neither djokovic or nadal at 33-34 have any real competition and are playing a fodder era where a 40 year old dinosaur with three knee surgeries is still their greatest threat on tour. delpo, wawrinka, and all the good players like nishikori and imitrov are all past their primes. compared to federer at 33-34 who had to face all these players in their primes including nadal AND djokovic in their twenties simultaneously. neither nadal or djokovic's fodder era numbers will ever change the fact that roger is the cumulative GOAT.

[@sidmeerut417]

I really enjoy watching Novak's precise groundstrokes and variety which is dictated by precision and superior technique.

[@sebbeleon]

It's amazing Novak has beaten Federer at three Wimbeldon finals, and I guess almost all their games Federer has had the majority of the crowd cheering for him. Its like playing away games all the time for Djokovic, you have to be significantly better to be able to win in these situations. The 2019 Wimbledon final win over Federer was like beating Liverpool on Anfield in a Champions league final!

[@s.l5787]

Novak doesn't play better even when he has Serbians on the side lol. Also, 6 year gap in tennis is ridiculous, the fact that Federer has almost beaten Novak their last 4 encounters while winning the last one is a testament of how good he is.

[@jeffgachihi8225]

@@s.l5787 "almost".

[@s.l5787]

@@jeffgachihi8225 That 'almost' becomes a one sided win if age gap doesn't exist

[@darijokesar5703]

...and here we go with the age gap :)...Last thing Federer fans have to exploit...Roger is more loved and Roger is old

[@s.l5787]

@@darijokesar5703 You're telling me prime Djokovic beating 33 year old Federer by the thinnest of margins is impressive?

[@angelor96]

Similar last set tie break to indian wells 2014 Federer played a great match and then got tight and played a shaky tiebreak .

[@brandon_norabuena]

El mejor partido en cancha cubierta que he visto, 3 horas de un tenis brutal!

[@hassfass8643]

The shot at 2:11 sums up how this rivalry evolved. Fed gets the ball he is looking for on the forehand but can't generate the power and direction that used to be in abundance in yesteryears.

[@mantaishere]

This. The decline of Federer's FH compromising his ability to be the right competitive level in this match-up is not discussed all that much. Harder to dictate, harder to wrestle control of the rally/find winners off of neutral balls, etc. Also, USO15 was when I really started to notice that he was slower moving to his FH side. It's really evident here.

[@username102793]

I think he framed that one a bit but what you are saying is still true.

[@sawgames8623]

More like the quality of shots improved. He could tee off winners all day from short balls hit by the likes of Roddick and Hewitt, but it doesn't work on better-struck balls from Djokovic and Nadal, and often Murray. Federer didn't really decline much; his competition improved.

[@jwt-nu3ei]

@@sawgames8623 This doesn't hold up to real scrutiny. You can see from a basic eye test that Federer's movement and power on his forehand was in decline years prior to this match. Watch the Federer vs Roddick match from 2006, as a good example of it at its peak. You can find endless forum discussions on it from 2008-2010. Federer was fielding retirement questions in 2009 such was the consensus that he'd lost a step. It's an inconvenience for marketing's sake, but Federer and Djokovic weren't true contemporaries. Federer in this match is older than Djokovic is now, playing one of the best athletes of all time (any sport) at a point barely past his peak (this isn't peak Djokovic).

[@sawgames8623]

@@jwt-nu3ei No, the eye test above all else shows that Roddick hit short, low-quality groundstrokes all the time seemingly out of nowhere. The match you referred to, which I'm assuming is the 2006 USO final, is a good example of that. I'm re-watching the full match highlights right now and Roddick hits an unacceptably high proportion of shallow groundstrokes. Use your eyes. This trend did not change much over the course of his career. The 2009 AO semifinal was the same. Again, use your eyes. His power only seemingly looked like it was in decline because his playstyle gets derailed by players who can defend while consistently hitting deep in the court. Actually watch the games and not just the highlights and you'll see what I mean. Federer's rally balls are weak when his winners-on-command aren't enabled by weak groundstrokes from his opponent. You could even see that in the 2006 match whenever Roddick managed to hit deep. Federer's swings would truncate his swings and spray errors or defer to a rally stroke. Again, use. Your. Eyes. Also, teenage Djokovic, Murray, and Nadal all won a higher percentage of sets against Federer from 2004-2007 than Agassi, Hewitt, Roddick, or Safin did. How is that not strong evidence that 2004-2007 was weak, that teenagers (absolutely nowhere near their peaks) from the next generation were outperforming Federer's main rivals from his own generation? And how is Djokovic and Federer being different ages even valid? Should Federer's wins against baby Djokovic now be discarded? What is old? ELO suggests that Federer was playing roughly equal to his 2004 and 2008 levels (but not 2006-07) roughly up until his retirement. They were contemporaries in everything besides age. They were both playing consistently close to prime level for the majority of their careers' overlap. If Federer was truly superior, he should have won against Djokovic more.

[@caiobarbosa9857]

Miss y in the court fed 😮‍💨❤️

[@jakehuang3545]

It was a great 3 sets all the way up until the 3rd set tiebreak. Then Fed just did a classic choke and gave away the TB.

[@sandratoplaystennis]

What an incredible match! especially at the end of a grueling season

[@Shinoj4852]

Like the fluid lanky style of Novak...Absolute Natural ..

[@miketw3068]

Federer was 37 YO in this match and still almost beating his much younger rival Nole. Simply the goat. No way prime Nole would beat prime Fed looking at matches like this.

[@nikisrb]

Bullshit argument of "ifs" and "what ifs"

[@miketw3068]

@@nikisrb in statistics you a multi varied analysis is used to find the largest contributing factor towards a certain outcome. If Nole is the goat, being 6 years younger than Federer he should finish his career with around 30 GS, as this would have been Feds total had Nole been 6 years older

[@nikisrb]

@@miketw3068 you're using a lot of variables there to influence your calculations man! Age, age, age, age AND age? What wonderful, deep statistical analysis.

[@NamTran-xc2ip]

@@miketw3068 what a load of bs. Fed won the majority of his slams without facing any members of the BIG 4. Djokovic and Nadal were beasts when they were teenagers, already no2,3 while Federer is not even in the top 10 at 20. If Djokovic were 6 years older and played in the era where the 2nd best player is Roddick, he would start winning at 19 and Federer will be even further behind

[@miketw3068]

@@NamTran-xc2ip Nole only won one GS against Tsonga in his teens, hardly impressive. He didn’t win multiple slams until 22/23 and then most of his GS come when he was over 25YO with another 7 GS added in his 30s due to no younger rival his whole career

[@farid1406]

Love how Novak pumps his fist to his team literally right after shaking Fed's hand

[@wrestlenews-np6ku]

really djoko world no 1 has better mental strength n great temprament alwys .he is best in fav 4

[@citylight1542]

37 year old federer vs prime djokovic, people forget how crazy was fed for 37, the best ever

[@naysayer1238]

Winning Miami at 37 is pretty great, but winning Gold at 37 is better.

[@citylight1542]

@@naysayer1238 fed at 37 played against prime djoker and nadal, 37 djokovic plays vs tsitsipas and ruud.

[@angelgomez-hc4vr]

@@citylight1542😂😂😂 carlos and jannik disappear 😅😅

[@masterprofesor4228]

Djokovic was in his prime in 2011 not 2018. He was 32 in 2018...

[@Michael-kb3tt]

Came for shot at 1:12 ❤

[@Haazgamer]

Amazing match

[@rogefedwon]

One of the best matches of the Fedovic rivalry. I was amazed Federer was able to produce such a competitive match with Djokovic in that form (2018). Shame it didn’t go the way I wanted but still I match I can look back on fondly.

[@ambikeyamohapatra2482]

It is understandable that this match was competitive. Djokovic was not in his best form , he was coming back from injury in 2018.

[@dawidtarasewicz3310]

@@ambikeyamohapatra2482 He was directly after winning Wimbledon, Cincinnati, US Open and Shanghai. Roger after Ao was strugglinf that year. What are You talking about?

[@danielm.valenti9607]

Excelent Match! 👏🏻

[@Moviez-Buff]

7:16 the Same Shot Novak hit Against Federer in 2011 US Open Semifinal at 15-40 😂

[@Niiicoandhisvoices1]

Malheureusement, depuis 2008/2010 Roger a souvent était mauvais sur les moments décisifs, les tie breaks face à djokovic et Nadal, ou bien même face à del Potro finale us open 2009.. Il pourrait avoir 35 Masters 1000 et 23 ou 24 GC...mais... Il n'a pas su saisir les occasions

[@makingmoneywithmj7752]

What was Khachanov taking when he won that tournament because he's done jack shit ever since. He beat Isner, Zverev, Thiem & Novak who were all having great seasons that year

[@arslaanpasha3334]

maybe he was the better player.

[@possesedcake5422]

I remember isner was got atp finals that year

[@MrWumbo-ck8iy]

he made wimbledon quarters

[@dillonow8372]

An amazing 3 set win against federer only to lose to khachanov in 2 sets.

[@sashoksashok8108]

He was suffering flu

[@cmpunk500]

@@bhuvanesh0115 I remember Federer dismissing the fact of Djokovic retiring from many matches even when he would literally be vomiting blood.And of course, The Pretty boy called Djokovic a "JOKE" LITERALLY.Atleast Novak didn't stoop so low even he clearly knows there are no big3 but Big2 only

[@cmpunk500]

@@bhuvanesh0115 I am gonna talk in points here: 1)That "Puny" was anything but necessary.And if you thought I would retaliate, Cute thinking 2) Didn't you just dismiss Djokovic and Nadal's Accomplishments of beating fed? 3) I did not trash talk I have seen his interviews eg:-USO 2011- Fed had the first two sets, he choked, Djok took it to five,Fed has two match points(2.5/3 crowd with him for the entirety of the Match),He chokes, Djokovic wins, Federer gets salty, Talks about how he is a hard working player and how Djokovic(3 time slam champion by then) start shanking balls near the end 4) Just accept the fact that Federer neither has the stamina nor the consistency in his shots(like Nadal's forehand and Djokovic backhand),. Neither Movement(as good as Djokovic) nor Fighting spirit(like Rafa) 5) After all of the above, IDC what you think, I just listed everything

[@anirudher5135]

@@bhuvanesh0115 Novak has retired a bunch of times but lemme point out some of those 1. vs Rafa in wimbledon 2008/07, They were one set all and novak retired 2. vs Roddick in AO Trailing 2-1 3. vs Coria in 2005 ...one set all in French open i think 4. vs Krajinovic(y wud he randomly retire mid match against a guy who is a nobody) 5. vs Berdych in 2017 wimby(elbow injury) 6. vs Stan 2019 uso (shulder injury) There was no reason for him to retire from these matches but he did. Why??? Cuz there is only one plausible reason - Discomfort/injury. And u say "roger thrashed novak until 2012". U serious??? Roger had some victories in some masters and ATP500 events. Almost all legacy defining moments in their rivalry has gone to Novak except probably the FO semis in 2011. Actually what does roger wanna remember from their rivalry? Beating a teenage novak? Or those random wins at dubai or cincy? What happened to the career defining moments?? Oh yeah ....none! Roger wouldnt wanna remember any of their AO matches, any USO match since 2010(he can be happy about beating a teen novak in 2007/08), definitely all of their wimbledon meetings xD. As i said, the only thing he will take away is that FO win in 2011 and a random bagel in 2012 cincy.

[@gauravmalltarlok5354]

@@anirudher5135 Novak want to remember? Barely beating an old Federer? Also, almost all the times Novak retired it was after he had lost a set or two. Never did he retire while he was winning. Also, you probably forgot that at 19 Federer had started to defeat Agassi and Sampras (30 year olds at the time) consistenly, while Novak needed to reach the age of 28 to be able to win in 5 setters against a 34 year old federer.

[@martinharrison7536]

Was watching thinking maybe this is the match I missed where Federer didn’t choke in the end. Nope lol. Unbelievable .

[@caaaaz1133]

Novak always jams these close matches against nadal & federer always beats them when it’s real close

[@spideyocd]

The errors always let Federer down in clutch moments. It's difficult to make some defensive shots with the backhand safely controlling it to avoid unforced errors Even novaks controlled forehand cross court is 2 handed..he makes minimum errors and Federer cannot maintain that with a one handed FH and BH as the rally goes on

[@diegosandoval9611]

What do you mean his forehand is two handed?

[@marshaloga3047]

Would anyone believe Federer was 37 here 😮😮😮

[@huzcer]

But you can't speak out of both sides of your mouth at the same time about age lol

[@juangonzalez-anleo2394]

​@huzcer ​Of course not, Fed is 6 years older than Novak, he was 37 here. He was older than current Novak.

[@paraschhabra6065]

Apotheosis of sublime Tennis 🎾

[@ashb001]

Oxford called. They want their dictionary back.

[@strikerbowls791]

Incredible from Federer 👍🔥🔥

[@rishiparvanda7798]

Even though dzokovic was not able to break Federer serve in entire match but somehow won due to better performance in tie break.

[@marcbenedit5780]

Djokovic had it this tough and Federer was 37 years old here. Fed GOAT.

[@masterprofesor4228]

And Djokovic was 32 at that time

[@prometheus1836]

7:13 Djokovic gets a taste of his own medicine.

[@martinharrison7536]

You can’t call someone the best who chokes this much in matches. He won a lot, but chocked a lot also

[@saurabhw18]

Same tactics used by Roger in 2019 Wimbledon final!

[@aleksandarstojanovic7615]

And both lost😅

[@saurabhw18]

Yes. Partly because he overplayed the cross court slice. When the slice sits up, Novak can hit the next shot anywhere he wants.

[@masters.1000]

@@saurabhw18 Give him a break, he's 6 years older than Djokovic, he's done more than enough.

[@saurabhw18]

Sir Alexander I am not criticising him man. I am stating what happened in the match itself.

[@davidaleksidze3381]

It works wonderfully, he hasn't had close matches like these with Novak in a long time.

[@pacochuquiure7807]

Vintage Novak beating Federer.

[@TheSamuelmartyn]

*federer beating himself in tiebreak. Double fault and 4 ue's in last tiebreak

[@sayonmukhopadhyay1889]

@@TheSamuelmartyn so Novak should have served for Federer also ?? Human error is everywhere, that doesn't mean you don't give credit to opponent

[@TheSamuelmartyn]

@@sayonmukhopadhyay1889 i agree i just get annoyed at feds form randomly dropping off in important moments.

[@tolendoi123]

@@TheSamuelmartyn Fed’s game is too old school for this era. He can beat the mediocre players, but he doesn’t stand a chance against the great players of today’s game.

[@anirudher5135]

Time for Novak to call the shot at 7:14 from Roger as "lucky"

[@guruk]

Novak is not Roger.. He is a true sportsman.

[@anirudher5135]

@@guruk clearly xD

[@possesedcake5422]

Did he?

[@stefanvasilache5252]

@@guruk federer is elite person, you are not

[@jeancharlet6496]

The fact that Novak choked on his teeth the day after in the final gets me everytime

[@yaas]

Clearly rogers movement dropped at the end of that 3rd set. He isn’t staying down at all. Would’ve been a more thrilling tiebreak if he were.

[@Art._.byheart]

This is how a match should be

[@qianhuang59]

Federer's backhand is a huge liability against Djorkovic.

[@rennardyjuwana7254]

I hate those crowds where they scream out in the middle of the rally especially near the end of the match like can't you just be silent.

[@pencilcheck]

Federer just doesn't have the stamina to last with Djokovic on tie breaks I guess. Since his behavior reminds me of times when your brain is so tired you just want to shut down and his body probably got very heavy and thus can't keep up as much as Djokovic in tie breaks. I don't know why but I guess sometimes when you are older against someone who has more stamina and is high skill level, the margin is so small, the edge is now in stamina and Djokovic just have a bit more stamina so he won that one.

[@viratbaivab2990]

If this match came in 2017, his fans would be hyping up 'neo backhand'

[@nilaytrivedi4239]

cause 2017 was his backhand prime imo

[@viratbaivab2990]

@@nilaytrivedi4239 His backhand in this match was as good as 2017 if not better, only difference was Novak at other end.

[@nilaytrivedi4239]

@@viratbaivab2990 it was good but his 2017 backhand had absolute confidence + the 2017 backhand handled rafas forehand that year which is the hardest for Federer

[@DevenderKumar-mh6fl]

@@viratbaivab2990 lol that backhand is far better

[@viratbaivab2990]

@@DevenderKumar-mh6fl lol only because he didn't have to face Novak then. Federer was as good in 2015 as in 2017 or even better, just that novak was absent in 2017🤷🏻‍♂️

[@mrmaxmo1670]

another choke in a tiebreak vs djokovic :/

[@nakic7761]

Twice

[@martiinu0077]

Also he choked in the 2018 indian wels final in the 3rd set tiebreak against del potro

[@masters.1000]

He's 6 years older, almost 40, give him a break.

[@Iluvme-c5d]

@@masters.1000 then he should stop playing if age is the problem.

[@masters.1000]

@@Iluvme-c5d Yes, he should.

[@sj4632]

Federer is GOAT no more. His fans have to accept it. Federer started of in one of the easiest eras in tennis history and Djokovic passed almost all of his record by the age of 34. Think about that? While battling all-time greats. Djokovic = GOATOVIC

[@marcbenedit5780]

sure lmao, djokovic is so good that in this video he barely won against a 37 year old federer. Fed at 31 was facing 25 year old Novak. Novak at 31 was facing 37 year old Federer.

[@NamTran-xc2ip]

@@marcbenedit5780 you forgot nadal, Murray, wawrinka

[@digitalelya9097]

This is one of those matches where Djokovic doesn’t play his best tennis against Federer (another one Wimbledon 2019) and still wins... 😁 You can tell the desparation in Federer’s face.. Poor “Goat”.. :)

[@NamTran-xc2ip]

@@brownie43212 Your statement would make sense if Federer is actually beating Djokovic

[@Rory626]

Gee what a surprise, Novak winning all his sets in tiebreaks 😅

[@natashas9026]

In the GOAT discussion, it is important to take into consideration relevant facts that both Roger & Rafa have had EIGHT significant advantages to help them over Novak in their tennis careers. The so called “objective” experts, analysts, commentators and media generally fail to mention this. Both Roger & Rafa grew up in privileged environments in Switzerland and Spain with proper facilities to learn and train. Novak grew in a poor war torn country with almost no facilities to learn or train. In fact his parents had to schedule his training to avoid constant bombing raids. Both Roger & Rafa had easy soft childhoods with little or no pressure place on them in their affluent environments. Novak grew up poor and his parents invested all they had for his career. Novak knew at an early age tennis for him was a duty, not simply a privilege or for fun. He fully understood before he was a teenager the massive weight place on his shoulders of his whole family depending on him to succeed in his pro career Both Roger & Rafa started their careers 5 & 2 years before Novak, which gave both of them a big head start in the race for GOAT. Both Roger & Rafa had the backing of the billion dollar industry of the big sponsors pushing the narrative of them being the best. Both Roger & Rafa had the backing of the TV commentators to continue to push the narrative of them being the best. Both Roger & Rafa had the backing of the media to promote them as the most popular and best ever. Novak was generally ignored or dismissed. Both Roger & Rafa had the backing of the Internet analysts to promote them. Novak was generally shunned most of his career Both Roger & Rafa had the backing of the court-side fans. During his entire career, anytime Novak played against Roger or Rafa, 90-98% of the crowds favored them over Novak. In fact, the hostile crowds many times constantly tried to harass, taunt, and disrupt Novak during course of his matches against both Roger & Rafa. It is absolutely astonishing when you consider the fact that Novak has reached the pinnacle as the GOAT in tennis inspite of the significant

[@zoricastanojevic82]

Wery well said. Every Word Is On Point. Bravo!

[@Jdonam]

Oh God, poor Djoko. This is so pathetic. Who cares. It's what we do with all these situations. You can turn it into an advantage, as Djoiko did. I think it's his fans that needs to grow up. To em it's much more exciting to watch eitehr Nadal or Fed. Fed is the greatest I have ever seen swing a racket. Djoko I am more impressedd by his footwork than what he dioes with a racket. And all you Djoko fans there will always be millions of peopel who just prefer to watch the magig of Fed than the mastery of mind that Djoko shows. It's just like that. Deal with it. An oh yeah poor Serbs being bombed. Maybe there is something like cause and effect. Never ever do I here Serb Djoko fan mention that. Untill that time I have no interest whatsoever in youyr pathetic attitude on the internet. Bye now!

[@markusoberschneider4615]

I honestly think that greatness is something that doesn’t just depend on figures, of Novak being ahead in the H2H or whatever. To me, Rafa and especially Roger have a way of conducting themselves on the court that speaks volumes about their humility and the inspiration they bring to millions of fans. Novak just… wins. I can’t see anything in him that’s as admirable as Roger, his playing style, his aggressive behaviour on court and his cringeworthy celebration after winning is just incomparable to the others. I can’t really define it any further, but real greatness is not to be found in winning alone. It’s a way of conducting yourself and your influence on others, not just your stats against other players. Also you see that Novak is the only one to measure himself only in relation to Rafa and Roger, how often he’s beaten them and whatnot whilst Roger and Rafa still seem to be in their own league…. Idk

[@bsrussian]

media/commentators means nothing and its an advantage that novak started winning after them because roger was already out of his prime, but i agree him becoming a tennis goat was much less likely than those 2. rafa also had toni nadal... who was a professional footballer, they were quite rich

[@marcbenedit5780]

Stop crying, and btw djokovic had it tough here and Federer was 37 years old...

[@anantjoshi2277]

Its amazing how well Federer plays at 38. Its shame on next gen. From 2011 this is weakest era when Roger and Rafa already passed prime.

[@aravindvenkat8718]

Yeah, Rafa past his prime in 2011 lol

[@cmpunk500]

Ofcourse it is the weakest era of tennis Anant, If Federer is only able to manage 7-8 slams in last 10-11 years against Djokovic(weak era no1) and Nadal(weak era no 2).

[@marekwichniarek268]

@@aravindvenkat8718 And Rafa back to his prime in 2013, Roger back to his prime in 2017 (somehow always happens when Novak not playing his best tennis, hahaha).

[@ivanpiketty1910]

@@marekwichniarek268 Federer wasn't in his prime in 2017. He was just better than a 5 years post-prime Nadal and Cilic lmao. 2006 Federer was clearly better than 2017 Federer like 2010 Nadal was clearly better than 2017 Nadal. I'm sorry but it's true. The 2011-2020 era is weaker than the 2005-2009 era.

[@guruk]

@@marekwichniarek268 true 😅

[@vloggd6606]

Wim 2019 will have fed as winner if there was no tie break.....in 5th set

[@koolpikle999]

i was so sad that roger lost

[@cbmtrx]

The old man taking prime Djokovic to a 3rd set tiebreak.

[@masterprofesor4228]

Lol. Djokovic was 32 at the time and Fed was 37. Not a big difference. Novak is now 37 and he is beating 21 old Alcaraz. That is an age difference.

[@Tesla_Death_Ray]

Exemplifies why i hate tiebreaks. Hours of even competition reduced to someone making a couple of mistakes.

[@nirabdhungana2395]

What's that third set tie break Roger's playing

[@jorgekalas8883]

It is not a doble hit what federer did at 1:23?

[@thomasbrunkle8389]

Worst tiebreak player out of the big 3

[@MKD1101]

*You should say that after checking out the statistics which are ruled by Federer.*

[@CommanderGinyu]

M.K.D. Yes he excels at winning TBs against lower ranked players, but when push comes to shove against big 4 or in finals he fails to deliver. Mentally weak player

[@MKD1101]

@@CommanderGinyu if both players are at 6-6, how can you differentiate whether a player is strong or not?

[@thenewguy7527]

Nadal's by far the worst due to weak serve.

[@neophytosdm]

@@CommanderGinyu Based on facts, stats and the opinion of professional analyzers and the opinion of other great players (former and active including Djokovic and Nadal) he is one of the mentally strongest players to ever play the game. Don't get me started again fucking youtube tennis experts. Do a research before writing nonsense comments based on a handful of matches. GOOGLE IS ON YOUR OTHER TAB FOR GOD'S SAKE!

[@mohamedsalim9461]

Roger always plays good against djoko and comes up short

[@rupertgordonii6623]

I feel like that will change soon

[@akshayyz]

he is 6 years older than djokovic....imagine if they were of same age, fed would have simply owned him

[@subhashis_M]

@@akshayyz excuse excuse and more excuses...🤣😂

[@guruk]

@@akshayyz idiot !!! Did u observe the pattern and what salim said !!? Roger always plays well and CHOKES !!! Ttat aint got anything to do with age... It is the opponent. Rafa nole are on a different mental plane above roger.

[@Sherwyn_]

2:24 ❤

[@shrirajjain6658]

After 2011, all courts whether on ATP tour or Grand Slams, have been on slower side... unlike the game that suits Federer...and likely suited Djokovic more

[@Saskobest]

Actually AO was faster since 2011 than in the mid 2000s and Wimbledon was slowed down in 2002 so Fed can finally win his first one and carpet courts were removed at the end of 2005 which were the second fastest after grass

[@matheuscampaninimughrabi5933]

It’s as if post-2011 Federer doesn’t really believe he can beat Djokovic

[@utkarshpant5297]

7:15 Federer was like Remember what you in 2011 USO SF

[@malik2010-h3j]

Whenever they show a first serve fault in highlights, then you know it's going to be a double fault 😅

[@franciscoanguiano9838]

I love Federer but I never liked how especially since 2018 he’s been so inconsistent with his game. He doesn’t use the beast of a backhand from 2017 and when he does it’s already too late (like him pulling it out in the third set in this match) and he relies too heavily on just his slice and topspin forehand, he easily can beat Djokovic and any player if he’s actually just confident enough to use his weapons but he always mentally chokes against bigger guys

[@darijokesar5703]

easily :) ?...give me a break.

[@NamTran-xc2ip]

If Nadal has 2010 serve, Federer wouldn't even stand a chance. If Karlovic has an actual BH, he would be more successful,... But they DON'T

[@nitinmadhwal5349]

Federer was king of tiebreakers during his initial stage of career but now he is not so if it was ealry 2000s time he would have prevailed in wimbledon

[@pekillas2593]

Nah man he just didn't face the goat djokovic back then

[@cmpunk500]

@@neophytosdm That's the dumbest thing/one liner I've ever heard.PERIOD

[@cmpunk500]

@@neophytosdm Of course deleting your original comment.VERY SMART

[@neophytosdm]

@@cmpunk500 What comment? Dude are you high?

[@cmpunk500]

@@neophytosdm Well I've got a good argument here If had you not made a comment,then you wouldn't have existed in the comments section, then I wouldn't have been able to reply to you but conversely I was able to reply to you which according to ur logic means "I'm High"

[@JosephDT]

Just another win for the undisputed GOAT over weak era champ

[@warleyleal8767]

As all the same... Nole just stuns the little Federer...

[@martinandersson2478]

The GOAT against a Swiss.

[@rusdayatiidrus9468]

Out-balls and double-faults mark fedex's game in the tie breaks. They must be the signs of aging, fatiques n injuries. After 20 years of excellent performance, the fans should realize that fedex is only a human being. He has his limit.

[@katerinapatiniotis5598]

Rusdayati Idrus Lame excuses. Djokovic's game is of higher quality than Chokerer's. Chokerer would retire from the sport if it was ageing and he wouldn't compete.

[@incredibleXMan]

Not sure. He his very capable against most other players even at this stage. I think it is more mental in this instance.

[@rusdayatiidrus9468]

@@incredibleXMan is fedex a very talented player? Yes, he is. In fact maybe the most talented ever. But, still he is a human. He has his limits. To expect him to keep winning n winning is impossible, bro. Let him retire in peace or we ll c him in his losing streaks. This case is t same when they pushed Ali to fight Holmes in his late 40. He was beaten n got brain concussions. So, let him retire in peace.

[@rusdayatiidrus9468]

@@katerinapatiniotis5598 kindly read my respond to yours on toppest. Tq.

[@agustinlopez9085]

@@katerinapatiniotis5598 You're a pathetic hater...

[@RowenaFrias-v4s]

RF IS GREAT

[@jigneshchitroda1688]

I like Federer action.

[@Apollo-vk4uf]

How did Federer not win this. Just the same story over and over again

[@lukijanbugarski3476]

He's not clutch enough against him

[@saurabhw18]

He stays with the match patterns all the time. Novak or Rafa somewhat know what will be the next shot. The only form of deception that he has is on his serve and drop shots and his brilliance saves him many times!

[@Masterdoctorgenius14]

@@saurabhw18 Rafa sucks vs Fed on courts besides clay since 2015

[@saurabhw18]

Masterdoctorgenius14 Fedal not happening as regularly as they wish! Last 3 GS meetings were 2017 Oz Open, 2019 French Open & Wimbledon. We can cancel their ties this year where both won on their preferred surfaces. 2017 was like a revival of sorts for Roger when he beat Rafa on hard courts each time they played. Before that, Rafa beat Roger everywhere and on every surfaces. I still feel there’s unfinished business between them. Can’t rule out Novak either.

[@Apollo-vk4uf]

lukijan bugarski yeah, he just crumbles at tiebreaks and matchpoints against Djokovic. But he looked good in Basel, so hopefully he can keep up that level during al games and tiebreaks at the Paris masters.

[@smashthestateX]

tennistv can u reupload this in HD 60fps. u cant disrespek roger with such low framerate vid.

[@sameersingh3282]

MOST EXPERIENCE AND SELECTIVE PLAYERS GAME ................ BOTH ARE ENERGY FULL, PRACTICE FULL, TECHNICAL FULL, STAMINA FULL, STRONG FULL AND POWERFUL............. ALL KINDS OF SHOT SEEN IN THIS GAME....... VERY TOFF GAME....................... ON THE HOL, WINER IS WINER.......

[@bokinhvantuthan]

At 4:55 , i see a man lile Colina reffere

[@haajiryabre335]

The last two matches between them fed was so close to win it. Will he pull off in third attempt?

[@naysayer1238]

Their longest three set match ever.

[@mna9211]

roger is mentally weak compared to rafa novak

[@aliciagerman5606]

En castellano x favor !!!

[@sriram8339]

wat about monfils who lost to novak in dubai having two match points,zverev lost to theim in us open finals, tsitsipas lost to borna coric in us open, nick kyrgios lost to theim , nadal lost to tsitsipas in australian open 2021, all these players lost having 2 sets to love lead, djokovic lost to wawrinka in2015 french open final having won first set.. most recently medvedev lost to novak in this year australian open final having 20 match winning streak.. do you think all these players what i mentioned are mentally weak????

[@rahulmalpe]

@@sriram8339 No, but if you have followed most of rogers matches you will see he loses a lot more than in comparison to the players you mentioned, especially in situations that involve serving out a match or converting break points.

[@sriram8339]

@@rahulmalpe No I won't agree with you

[@rahulmalpe]

@@sriram8339 You don't have to agree with me, look up the facts yourself. I am a big Federer fan too but that does not mean I am biased towards him. The facts speak for themselves.

[@carlosandrescastromedina3100]

Is it just me? Or did Nole look more slim on this year? Now he is wider arms and maybe shoulders too

[@sj4632]

He added more muscle now.

[@kiklocus4660]

is it top spin made fed mishit so manytimes, I seen this so many times not just this match.

[@sumanchowdhury6162]

Sometimes things are so easy, fed lost interest! Fed the most talented guy ever to play tennis

[@amaldomohan5052]

Obviously you don't know who John McEnroe is. For your information, McEnroe is called 'Tennis GOD'.

[@sumanchowdhury6162]

@@amaldomohan5052 u just regular van winkle. U slept for last 2 decades. Have a good day, however.

[@NamTran-xc2ip]

If that makes you happy, I’m sure Fed ‘lost interests’ in Wimby 19 as well

[@eyesonuall]

Why don't you lovesick romantics admit that despite being evenly matched, Djokovic is a more complete player than Federer?

[@damonwilson4153]

Please, pretty please give Djokovic a quieter pair of shoes...I just cannot.

[@davidthailand4309]

😁😉so true

[@darijokesar5703]

..that sound my friend is sound of proper foot work...that sound is music to my ears

[@rusdayatiidrus9468]

To Kat : both r now injury prone as they r both old gladiators wt 37 GS tally in combine. Soon, both will be scoring repeated losses or a long streak of losses vs those young guns namely, kachanov, thiem, tsitsipas, berettini n the likes.

[@thomasbrunkle8389]

Federer did a good job of making Djokovic run out of fuel for the final

[@thomasbrunkle8389]

Looks like it made him even better

[@zakariadjouzi7570]

@Ronish Padhy He never really hated Djokovic but he always hated his daddy Nadal as the Fedtard he is!

[@aranyaism]

@@zakariadjouzi7570 he hates djokovic far more than nadal. Djokovic has spanked the weak era bully so many times.

[@AlanRR121]

@@thomasbrunkle8389 This is something salty Fedfans say lol.

[@sunritroykarmakar4406]

regardless of who wins , federer djokovic matches are very exciting and competitive. federer nadal matches usually very one sided and nadal djokovic matches are sometimes quite boring